'49 Camp (San Francisco, CA)
Boxers / Fight Promoters: James W. Coffroth
California
Casino History
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling
Events
Events: Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Events: Panama-Pacific International Exposition: '49 Camp (San Francisco, CA)
Gambling
Gambling Currency: Scrip
Gambling History
Gambling Laws / Regulations: CA Anti-Gambling Act
Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack
Games / Races: Craps
Games / Races: Faro
Games / Races: Roulette
Games / Races: Wheel of Fortune
Gaming History
It Really Happened
James W. Coffroth
Samuel "Sam" P. Davis
San Francisco--California
United States
Gambling Trouble at World's Fair in San Francisco
1915 The ’49 Camp, one of the attractions at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, offered a gambling experience in which chips could be bought for money but cashed only for free-admission coupons for the other…